en_tn_condensed/gen/43/28.md

# Your servant our father

They refer to their father as "Your servant" to show respect. AT: "Our father who serves you"

# They prostrated and bowed down

These words basically mean the same thing. They laid down in front of the man to show him respect. AT: "They bowed down in front of him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# he lifted up his eyes

This means "he looked up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# his mother's son, and he said

This can be translated with a new sentence. AT: "his mother's son. Joseph said"

# Is this your youngest brother ... me?

Possible meanings are 1) Joseph is truly asking a question to confirm that this man is Benjamin, or 2) it is a rhetorical question. AT: "So this is your youngest brother ... me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# my son

This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank. AT: "young man"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostrate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/benjamin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Your servant our father`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`They refer to their father as "Your servant" to show respect. AT: "Our father who serves you"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They prostrated and bowed down`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These words basically mean the same thing. They laid down in front of the man to show him respect. AT: "They bowed down in front of him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he lifted up his eyes`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means "he looked up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# his mother's son, and he said`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be translated with a new sentence. AT: "his mother's son. Joseph said"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Is this your youngest brother ... me?`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) Joseph is truly asking a question to confirm that this man is Benjamin, or 2) it is a rhetorical question. AT: "So this is your youngest brother ... me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# my son`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This is a friendly way one man speaks to another man of lower rank. AT: "young man"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostrate]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bow]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/benjamin]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace]]`